The Advocate

The Advocate, Book 1

By: Teresa Burrell

Narrated by: Summer Rona

Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

For Sabre Orin Brown, life is good; she has it all...or would have, if only she could solve the mysterious disappearance of her brother. The search for her brother and her career as a juvenile-court attorney collide when she defends a nine-year-old whose father will go to any length to obtain custody.

Sabre finds herself immersed in a case with too many unanswered questions. Her quest for the truth takes her coast to coast and five years into the past. Confronted with mysterious clues and strange occurrences, Sabre is threatened by someone wanting to make her suffer the unbearable anguish of losing everything - including her life.

As Sabre's passion to find the answers intensifies, she discovers a twisted history of desperation, deceit, and revenge. And she discovers how obscure and treacherous the truth can be.

The Advocate, a legal-suspense murder mystery, is the first book in The Advocate Series. Three characters continue throughout the series, Sabre Orin Brown, defense attorney; her investigator, J.P. Torn; and her colleague Bob Clark. The Advocate is followed by The Advocate's Betrayal

, The Advocate's Conviction, The Advocate's Dilemma, and The Advocate's Ex Parte.

©2009 Teresa Burrell (P)2013 Teresa Burrell

Story good, reader not so much

This book was not for this reader. Sounded like a high school student reading an essay, could hear each breath between sentences as well as the page turning, felt like I was sitting in a classroom!

Lotta Power in a Little Lady

Would you listen to The Advocate again? Why?

I would listen again if I ran out of something new to read.

What did you like best about this story?

Foster children are close to my heart, having been a foster mom myself. I simply love mysteries and action, so this book fulfilled all my desires in a good book.

What about Summer Rona’s performance did you like?

I liked the inflections in her voice, but especially liked that she didn't try to change her voice drastically for each character. That can get pretty ridiculous.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Murder, mayhem, and the children.

Need a better narrator!

This was an okay story but I did not like the narrator at all. She has a pleasant enough voice but often spoke too quickly.

Great story.

Listened to this on audible, was an entertaining who did it type of book. I liked the background explanations woven in and explained by the end. Main character a lawyer in family court.

Juvenile

The story was interesting enough for me to make it to the end, but it was most difficult listening to the narrator. You could hear every breath she took, every swallow, and every licking of the lips. She was unable to distinguish between the characters, especially male voices. I enjoyed the idea of the book, but the writing was immature - in my opinion.

Good Story!

Sabra is a great character. Intuitive & smart, with a great heart. Shows the complexities of the juvenile court system made difficult by the the dysfunctional of the humans involved.

Kept My Curiosity

i really enjoyed this audiobook. The plot kept me wondering what was happening next. The story & characters were believable in the real world. I liked the narrarator. I will listen to more of this author's books.

Good story. Bed narrator

I’m thinking this is a very new narrator? The story is pretty good solidly written.. The narrator however, sounds like she’s pretty greed in the gills. You could actually hear her swallowing. And it sounds like it was narrated in a third rate studio. Kind of echoey in the back. She rushes through her words

Ok

I feel like I wasted my time with this. I could hear all kinds of background noise and weirdness from the
narrator. Not one of the better ones. The protagonist is an idiot. I guess she didn't know she was the "hero"
and that coincidences are law enforcement no-no's. I learned from my work to be wary of coincidence.
It is an ok story, I guess but not one I will pursue (other books by the same author)

A little rough around the edges

This author has a lot of potential and I hope she keeps writing. The characters are a little stiff and need more development, but maybe that will come with time. The children's reactions to abusive circumstances is very authentic- the way they process abuse, feeling responsible for it, and the internal struggle of wanting to protect their abuser and be free from them at the same time. I look forward to reading more from this author.

The narrator has a lot of potential. Many have mentioned the extra breaths. I think part of it may have been intentional for a particular character or situation (exasperation or fear) but at other times, it was very distracting and not complimentary to the story. I hope she continues to work on her techniques. I would definitely listen to her again.